Pressing form for garment sleeves



Dec. 15, 1953 Y. AMBER PRESSING FORM FOR GARMENT SLEEVES Filed NOV. 5, 1951 INVENTOR Yzrvanffirnber Patenied en. 15, 1353 UNITED STATES T OFFICE PRESSING FORM FOR GARMENT SLEEVES Yervant Amber, Los Angeles, Calif. Application November 5, 1951, Serial No. 254,861

2 Claims. (Cl. 223--72) This invention belongs in that general class of devices known as pressers auxiliary units in the pressing, clean and dyeing establishments and the invention relates particularly to sleeve forms which are employed to expand the sleeve to be steamed. and thus pressed without wrinkles and creases. The invention among its ohjects the production or" a means of the kind de scribed, and s lar means, that is simple, duraole and compact in structure, inexpensive to make and manufacture, dependable and eiiicient in use and service, which is convenient to handle, repair, and -maintain in clean condition and rust-free.

Special construction of the spring holding means of invention makes it a very simple and easy operation to remove and substitute a new spring; covering thereon. Wi hout a suitable covering for the spring", rustand other discoloring matter would soil the garments to be pressed, thus it is important to have a covering that can he easily removed and replaced, a chore not disliked or else the presser would delay too long the replacement of a covering to avoid dam-- age to clothing.

Gther objects, advantages and features of this par icular invention will appear from a careful perusal of the accompanying drawings, the subjoined and detailed description, the preamble to these specifications, and the claims appended hereto.

Below, applicant describes one of the prefer able forms of his invention in order to teach the art thereof and show how to make and use the same, but it is to be understood that the drawings and description thereof are not to limit the invention in any sense whatsoever except as the same may be limited by the prior pertinent art.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a sleeve form showing it in a fully expanded condition;

Figure 2 is an end elevational view of the sleeve form;

Figure 3 is a perspective view of the spring employed in the form;

Figure i is an elevational view of a portion of the sleeve form; and shown upon an enlarged scale;

Figure 5 is a plan view oi that shown in Figure 4.

Old forms now in use do not provide a starting point in which to slip a sweat-proof covering or tube thereon, and it is a great advantage to renew the fabric tubing. Applicant's split 2 spring provides such a starting point and thus presents a better and a more useful article.

The particular form of the invention, as i1- lustrated, has the spaced arm members i and 2 which have the general configuration as shown in order to conform with the shape or lines of garment sleeves when placed therein, These members are smooth and free of all inipe .iinents which might tend to disturb the inner lining oi garment sleeves. The spring is a resilient steel band and consists of three parts which are the long bowed part 5 and the two shorter bowed parts 3 and t; these shorer parts being hinged to their respective ends of the long part 5 by the pivot pin means indicated at the points 6 and i. The long bow part 5 has the center hole 8 between the dowel pin holes 9 and iii. The short bow part 3 has a dowel pin hole i i and a recessed portion or half-hole portion l2 and the other short part has the recessed portion or half-hole portion is and the dowel pin hole Hi. This division of the band is so made so that the covering material can be easily slipped onto the entire spring band. The covering material may be cotton or of any other suitable fabric in the form of a tube and this is indicated by the reference character it.

The large bow of the spring band is positioned by the dowel pins it and it which are firmly fixed into the arm member 5. A metal plate or" non-rust material or coating it is provided which has alined holes to receive the dowel pins and a central hole for registration with the hole 8 and sized to receive the wood screw is. The single wood screw E9 is sufiicient when the dowel pins are employed as shown.

A similar non-rust plate 2i) is provided for the joint of the two short bands 3 and their re spective dowel holes fitting onto the dowel pins 2! and 22 which are firmly secured to the arm 2. A wood screw 23 holds the plate it in It should now be apparent that the operator need only remove two screws in order to slip the cotton fabric over the band parts.

Although the hands may be of any suitable material and size, it is preferred to make the short bands about 62 thousandths in thickness and the large or long band about 59 thousandths of an inch so that the long band is a bit more elastic than the short bands in order to provide a better balance.

It is, or" course, understood that various changes and modifications may be made in the details of form, style, design, materials and construction of the whole or any part of the specifically described embodiment of this invention without departing from the spirit thereof; such changes and modifications are considered as being within the scope of the following claims.

I claim:

1. In a sleeve form device for clothes pressing establishments; a pair of elongated arm members having spring attachment means at their central portions, a single composite spring intermediate the arm members and fixed thereto at said means, the spring consisting of an elliptical band which is severed at one of the said means so that the spring can he slipped into a flexible tube, and. a single flexible tube covering the band.

2. The sleeve form recited in claim 1 wherein 10 the means consists of a pair of spaced dowel pins anchored in each arm member which pass through alined holes in the band, a plate having spaced holes which accommodate said dowel pins, and screw means which pass through its respective plate and band portion and into the arm member thereof so as to force its respective band portion tightly against the surface of its arm member.

YERVANT AMBER.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date l,8 2,28 l Evanoif Sept. 8, 1931 2,039,596 Jackson May 5, 1936 2385,25? Caldwell Oct. 13, 1949 

